High school (grades 9-12) · Tucson, AZ

Toltecali High School

Federal NCES profile for Toltecali High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040038202331Charter school
0/100100/10038/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Toltecali High School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#13 of 38
high schools in Tucson · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
78.4%
free-lunch eligible
126
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Toltecali High School ranks #13 of 38 high schools in Tucson, AZ.

Enrollment

126

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

78.4%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+62% vs state

What stands out at Toltecali High School

Toltecali High School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Tucson, Arizona, enrolling 126 students.

Economic need is high: 78.4% of students qualify for free meals, 62% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 126 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 63 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #12.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 126 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 20.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Tucson's high schools, it stands alongside Mica Mountain High (1,319 students): Toltecali High School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Cplc Community Schools Dba Toltecalli High School (80032) is a single-school charter district, so Toltecali High School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Toltecali High School compares

Toltecali High School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 78.4% ▲ 62% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 126 top 79% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

126
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
78.4%
free-lunch eligible - 62% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$13,307
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,145
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 126 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 94.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.4%
African American 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 94.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.8, Toltecali High School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cplc Community Schools Dba Toltecalli High School (80032), which includes Toltecali High School.

$13,307
Per student
+1%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.6%
State 76.4%
Federal 20.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Tucson

4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Toltecali High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Toltecali High School

How many students attend Toltecali High School?

Toltecali High School has 126 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tucson, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Toltecali High School?

78.4% of students at Toltecali High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Toltecali High School?

The largest demographic group at Toltecali High School is Hispanic or Latino at 94.4% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Toltecali High School?

Toltecali High School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Toltecali High School rank among high schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Toltecali High School ranks #13 of 38 high schools in Tucson, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Tucson on the city page.

Is Toltecali High School a good school?

Toltecali High School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cplc Community Schools Dba Toltecalli High School (80032)?

None; Cplc Community Schools Dba Toltecalli High School (80032) is a single-school charter district, and Toltecali High School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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